KOLKATA: The total seizure in the operations by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials at multiple locations in West Bengal and Jharkhand in the coal smuggling case has been estimated at around Rs 10 crore.
According to sources, cash seizures exceeded Rs 3 crore, and gold, in the form of ornaments and bars, was over Rs 6 crore.
The ED officials conducted simultaneous raids and search operations in Jharkhand and at 24 places in West Bengal.
The sources said the search operations were conducted, acting on complaints of corruption and multiple irregularities related to financial transactions in coal exports.
In West Bengal, raid and search operations were conducted at the office and residence of a high-profile contractor of Coal India Limited's subsidiary Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) in the coal belt of Asansol.